Receptacle-filling and measuring machine



E. J. FALKINER. RECEPTACLE FILLING AND MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25,1916.-

' Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

172002; 110/". lie Ward fa/i/z Talkin TTURNEYV 'ber located below saidfirstchamber.

movable chamber is mounted upona slidable.

wing

, t the case of fermented liquids this 15- J. OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.

' ummctmmme AND MEASURING MACH lNE.

specifi cationof Letters lfatent. Patented Mar, 9, 1920, Originalapplication filed J'uly22, 1915, Serial No. 41,282, Divided andthisapplication filed November 25,

Q 1916, Serial No. 133,344;

To all ivhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD? JoiiN A FALKINER, of No. 2 Walter street, inthe city of Wellington, New Zealand,a subject of the King of GreatBritain and Ireland,

residing at Wellington, New Zealand, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Receptacle Filling and Measuring Machines;

and I do hereby declare the following to.

be a full, clear, and exact description of the same. y

This invention relates to that class ofapparatus for filling receptacleswithliquid wherein a measured quantity of liquid may be delivered to areceptacle. The object of the invention isto construct an apparatusthat. Will be simple and y by means of which the same quantityflofliquid will pass to each receptacle and turbulence and froth will beprevented as such liquid passes to the measuringvessel or vesse S. 1

A chamber is provided funnels depending therein to near the bottomthereof. Pipes. lead from this chamber at a desired height from thebottom of said chamber and depend into a .movable cl iia lif frame.Measuring movable chamber, their lower ends com' municating with andcontrolled bytaps;

By this arrangement liquid is made to flow into: the bottom of analready charged chamber the head of liquid in the chamber causing theliquid to flow steadily and evenly into the chamber thereby preventingthe turbulence liquid.-

very; important since no second f'fermenta tionmust be setupi 7 Theinvention will be described in detail by means of wherein:- i 1 j cFigure 1"is aside elevation partly in section of .a machine havingadjustable measuring devices. I

Fig. 2 is a front elevatlon thereof. 'Fig. 3 is a viewpartly in section.

'iFi 4 is a sectional view of a measur g the bottom' of the plunger andthe tap 77.

.2 de 'Fig.'5 is a longitudmalsection of a preferred fo'rm' of tap. 1

- are liquid measuring-compartments 76 havwith a funnel or line aroundits circumference.

mg the regulator up or down the area of vessels are located within thisof any kind in the incom- I i the top thereof as shown. 1 g I Anairoutlet pipe 81' is provided ineach ofzthe'plungers. (see Fig. 4) andair-within 'theqcompartment 76 escapes through this 1 pipe .andfoutthrough outlet orifices 82 in the accompanying drawings the member 79asthe liquid provided with a funnel'shaped discharge 7 '57.. Into thisvessel56 a pipe 58 from the sourceof supply leads and is controlled'by atap: 59. The delivery endof the vessel near the bottom thereof.

Pipes 63 lead from this chamber at a de- 56'depends into a receivingchamber 62 to.

berand'depend into the movable chamber 75 mounted upon the slidable-frame-7.-

Mounted in the bottom of this chamber 75 ing their-delivery endscontrolled by taps 77 having their plugs connected to commonoperatingcarms 65 by means. of arms 32.

"Funnels 85 are arranged below. the discharge openings of thetaps.

The pipes 63, are provided with an adjustable regulator (see Fig.7) andconsists of a cylindrical cover .74 provided with openings 7 5 disposedin the same horizontal By screwthe openings .75" is increased ordecreased.

Thus the amount flowing into each pipe may be uniformly regulated. I

Depending from the chamber 62 are plungers 78 adjustable upon threadedmembers 79 projecting fromthe under side of Y the chamber 62. Theseplungers telescope and slide within the, measuring compartments 76 andthe holding capacity of the compartments is governe by the position 1 ofthesaid plungers therein. Feed ducts 80 lead from the bottom. of thecompartments -76 to within a desired distance from compartment. 7, Whenthe frame 7 is raised to its highest position the measuring compartmentswill I V containthe minimum amount of liquid as will be appreciatedupon, examination of 105 Fig. 4 the only holding capacity being lntheduct'80, pipe 81 and the space between Fig. 3'shows that themeasuring compartments. have been lowered considerably and 1107zslredheightfrom the bottom of said chamflows into the 10.0-

the holding capacity thereby proportion-v ately increased. It Will beclearly seen that by adjusting the" frame" 7 any required quantity ofliquid may-be-obtainedin;the

measuring compartments from the mini mum to. the maximum. 1

By" means of the p'lungers 7 8" being threaded: upon the members vTiathey;are capable of very fine adjustment thus' in- 1O suring that allthe compartments can be adjusted to' exactly thesame capacity. I

In operation the liquidlis allowedto flow froin 'the" source' of supplyto. the vessel '56-' whenee} itflowswthrough the :pipes -63 to 1 5 thechamber 7 5 and through the. feed Iiducts 80' into th'eimeasuring:vessels 7'6.- Smcef-the:

liquid: level in thewchamber: 621 willnever fall: beIoW'theiQheight :ofthe pipes-:63: and since the liquid flow's'iinto'ithelchamber 62-.

at the bottom thereof the levelaof the liquid in --th e=':vessel rises.uniformly "over "its .whole area; i The liquid :willtalso1 flow.evenlyeintothe pipes .63.

I The-:Jhead of liquid between i the bottom; of'the cha'mberGfZand thetopuoithepipesw' 63-causes thelliquid to how steadily-.and; evenly into'the vessel 62 thereby-preventing turbulence of any; kind' in the"incoming;

7 liquid. Foam: upon L the" surface of the liquid in themeasuring:ohamberzis also obviateda When the desired liquid level zhasbeen. reached within the chamber 75 observable.

by means'of a gage 84.11p'0n the vesselx75,

3 5 the supply is cut *offby operatingithencock 59.

' The level 0f:th'e liquid inthe vessel 7 5 is thenlowered bymeans ofthe cock 85: until it is slightly below the top of theLfeed ducts asshown in Fig.1. The ta psi77" are 40 then operated and "the liqui'd'flows into:;the

receptacle placed beneath the tunnels 85y as shownin Fig.2.

Morethan one vessel=56 may beiemployedi Where the area of the vessel 62isgreat or the vessel .56 "may have more than one dis? charging funnel.

The'gearing shown inFigsJ-I and- 2::f0rf operatingtheframe'l andchamber-75vcon-p. V sis'tsof a rack -88-fixed to avertical member'j 89ofthe frame 44.

' A toothed wheel 90 {fixed u ees-remnantal spindle -91 engages-therack-88? Another; toothed wheel 95: also fixed upon the'sp'indlel 5 5*an operating spindle 93,-" which "is rotatedibya handwheel 94. IThefiplatform 24 has a vertical i member 25 slid-ing'in guides fixed tothe' frame -8; A -horizontal -rod' 48 providedwith" ahandle: 49 rotatesa threaded vertical spindle 47 '1 by means of bevel gears 500 Thisthreaded rod'f is journaled in -the framing 8 and passes; through a 'nut51 -fi xed tof the vertical mems V ber 25 of jthe platforms -Up'0n'operatingijthe V hand-lei49 the spindle f47' is rotated andiitheizplatform caused to move up or down as desired. p

' The taps"(see"Figs;"5 and 6) comprise casings. :27- and plugs 16,consisting of disk ends orfianges 2931110130 united by a web 31 which issufficient to close the discharge opening'of the tap as clearly shownin" Fig:

6-, butwvhenathe' plug-.;is rotated ayfree ipass".

sageis allowed through the casing 27 without diminishing the internalholding capacity of the casing. 1

What I: claim is: L In a machine-ofitheiclassdescribed; a receivingchamber, a vessel having a. de-P 1 livery-r into: the bottem of saidreceiving; c

'ing the liquid from said ;measuring'eom-' '90::

partments, substantially as: set fOI'thLw 2; In :a machine of the kind:described; a:

. receiving; chamber, a vessel: '1 having a. de-:

livery into'the bottoms of saidreceiving chambeni pipes leading; fromisaidreceiv ingzrchamben-z at a higher level thanthe dis-:;.' charge ofsaid vessel for controlling the-1" supply-itoasaid zvessel, said-pipesall leadmg from-said vessel at thewsamelheighq a chame her: into whichsaid pipessdep endi whereby:-

liquid already: standing therein, measuring! compartments:located:within said chamber; 7 means: whereby. liquidi afterrflowinge from: saidpipes flows into said measuring com-. partments; and means: iordelivering-a said liquid from: said a. measuring compartments,substantiallyfas set forth. i I

3. In a machi-ne-of '1 thegkind idescribed j a receiving; chamber, a:vessel -whav-inga a: desvlloq livery": into 1- the bottom of. said;-receiving};

- chamber, pipes eleadingl 1 from 1said, recivinga.

chamberaata higherzlevel t'han the discharge of said i vessel means forcontrolling;

' supply to said vessel, a movable chamben intogrllis;

which: said" pipes}: depend; measuring: compartmentse Within? said imovablee chamber Y whose capacityis determinedby the positions IOfIsaidFmoVablechamber;meansavherebytlje liquidflows from! said Jmovablechamberdnto- .1201.

said measuring compartments, and: means;

for: deliveringthe liquid from said measur ingzcompartm'ents,1substantially'as set forth 4. In a machine ofthe classndescribedgz,a i

; 'receivingachamber; a; vessel 5 having .1 a; de-

livery into; the; bottom 12 of: said; receiving chamber; pipesleadingi.fromesaid reeeiving chamber at a higher level than thedischarges ofwsaid wessel', amovableach'amber intoiw l said pipesdepend, a series .otcyl-inderswith5r ii 100%? liquid is: discharged.below th'e'vlevel-r of 'the in said movable chamber, a series of plun-V.gers fitted to .said receiving chamber and adapted to fit into acorresponding series of said cylinders within said movable chamber,"

means whereby the liquid to be measured fcan flow into said cylinders,said cylinders being adapted to cooperatewithgthe plun: gers 'to measurethe quantity of liquid to be delivered, substantially as described.

5. In a machine of the class described, a receiving chamber, a vesselhaving a delivery into the bottom of said receiving chamber, pipesleading from said receiving chamber at a higher level than'the dischargeof said vessel, a movable chamber into which said pipes depend, a seriesof cylinders within said movable chamber, a series of plungers fitted tosaid receiving chamber and adapted to fit into a corresponding series ofsaid cylinders, said cylinders being adapted to cooperate with theplungers to measure the quantity of liquid to be delivered, feed ductsleading from the bottom of said cylinders to, near the top thereofwhereby the liquid can flow into said cylinders, and means for allowing}the air to pass therefrom whereby. they are enabled to fill described.

6'. In a machine of the kind described, a

receiving chamber, a vessel having a delivery 1nto the bottom of saidreceiving with liquid, substantially as chamber, pipes leading from saidreceiving I chamber at a higher level than the dischargeingcompartments, said taps being controlled by a common operating lever,substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. t E. J. FALKINER. Witnesses E. P. ODONNEL NORA Mum.

